What color is #C12E64?

#C12E64 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Valentine’s Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #C12E64?

The RGB value is 193, 46, 100: 193 red, 46 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #C12E64?

The complementary color is #2EC18B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C12E64?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#C12E64 color

#C12E64 rgb(193, 46, 100)

Shades of pink

The hex color #C12E64 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 75.7% red, 18% green and 39.2% blue (193, 46, 100).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 62% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 48% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Valentine’s Kiss (#B63364), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#C12E64 color codes

HEX	`#C12E64`
RGB	`rgb(193, 46, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(75.7%, 18%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 62%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 76%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 48%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.54, 60.57, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.54, 60.75, 4.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.272, 14.215, 13.467)`
Decimal	`12660324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #C12E64, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #C12E64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C12E64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #C12E64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c12e64; }
.text { color: #c12e64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c12e64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(193 46 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c12e64, #c1422e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ruby.

Questions

What color is #C12E64?: #C12E64 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Valentine’s Kiss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #C12E64?: The RGB value is 193, 46, 100: 193 red, 46 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #C12E64?: The complementary color is #2EC18B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C12E64?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.